Free Cover Letter Templates

[Your Full Name]
[City, State] | [Phone Number] | [Email Address] | [LinkedIn URL]

[Hiring Manager Name]
[Their Job Title]
[Company Name]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name],

I am applying for the [Exact Job Title] position at [Company Name], which I saw posted on [Where You Found It]. [One sentence giving a checkable reason for this company rather than any company: a product you use, a market they just entered, a mission that matches your background.]

In my current role as [Your Job Title] at [Current Company], I [what you own or run] and [the strongest result you can attach a number to]. That maps onto what your posting describes, because [one sentence connecting the result to the top requirement in the ad, using the ad's own phrasing].

Your posting calls for [requirement one], [requirement two], and [requirement three]. On [requirement one], I [proof with a number]. On [requirement two], I [proof with a scope figure: team size, budget, ticket volume, account count, patient load]. On [requirement three], I [what you did and what changed because you did it].

I would welcome the chance to walk through how [the result you named above] would translate to [Company Name]'s [named team, product, region, or goal]. I am available [your availability] and can be reached at [phone number] or [email address].

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name],

I am applying for the [Exact Job Title] role at [Company Name]. I have spent the last [number] years in [Previous Field] and I am moving into [New Field] deliberately, not opportunistically. The reason is specific: the part of my work I was best at, [transferable capability], is the core of this role rather than a side responsibility.

At [Current Company] I [describe the work that overlaps the target role] and [result with a number]. That was not a project I was assigned, it was the part of the job I kept expanding, which is why I spent [training, certification, or coursework] over the past [timeframe] building the formal foundation under it.

Your posting names [requirement one] and [requirement two]. On [requirement one], I [proof from the old field, translated into the new field's language]. On [requirement two], I [proof with a number]. The title on my resume does not say [Target Title] yet; the work underneath it has for a while.

I would welcome a conversation about how that applies to [named team or problem]. I can be reached at [phone number] or [email address].

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name],

I am a [year, for example third-year] [Major] student at [University] applying for the [Exact Job Title] position at [Company Name]. I have not held a role with this title before. What I have done is [specific project, course, club role, or volunteer position] where I [action] and [result with a number, even a small one].

Your posting asks for [requirement one] and [requirement two]. For [requirement one], I [proof from coursework, a project, or a part-time job, with the scale attached: how many people, how many hours, how many items]. For [requirement two], I [proof], which I learned by [how you learned it, briefly].

I am applying to [Company Name] specifically because [a checkable reason: a product, a team, a programme, something they published]. I can be reached at [phone number] or [email address], and I am available to start [date].

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name],

I am applying for the [Exact Job Title] position at [Company Name]. Before the rest of this letter, the straightforward part: I was out of the workforce between [start date] and [end date] for [one clause, no detail beyond what you want read aloud]. I am returning now and this is the work I am returning to.

Before the break I was [Your Job Title] at [Company], where I [what you owned] and [result with a number]. During the break I [anything that kept the skill live: contract work, a certification, open-source, volunteering, a course. If there is nothing, delete this sentence rather than inventing one.]

Your posting calls for [requirement one] and [requirement two]. On [requirement one], I [proof with a number]. On [requirement two], I [proof with scope]. Neither of those decayed while I was away, and I would rather you hear that from me than guess at it from the dates.

I can be reached at [phone number] or [email address] and I am available [your availability].

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name],

[Referrer Name], [their role and team at the company], suggested I apply for the [Exact Job Title] position. We [how you know them and for how long: worked together at X for three years, collaborated on Y], and their read was that [the specific reason they thought you fit, in their words if you have them].

Their reasoning matches what the posting asks for. As [Your Job Title] at [Current Company] I [what you own] and [result with a number], which is the same problem [Referrer Name] described your team working on.

On [requirement one] I [proof], and on [requirement two] I [proof with scope]. I am glad to go deeper on either.

I can be reached at [phone number] or [email address].

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name],

I am applying for the [Exact Job Title] position on [Target Team]. I have been with [Company Name] for [length of time], currently as [Your Job Title] in [Your Team].

The case is not tenure. In the last [timeframe] I [work that overlaps the target role, done from your current seat], which produced [result with a number]. That work already runs through [Target Team], so I know [a specific process, system, or constraint the team lives with] rather than needing it explained.

Against the posting: on [requirement one] I [proof], and on [requirement two] I [proof with scope]. [If your manager knows you are applying, say so in one clause. If they do not, delete this sentence.]

I am glad to talk it through at whatever point in the process suits you. I am on [internal extension or email].

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]